Snooker World Championship: New world champion Shaun Murphy has revealed he had a "quiet night" after his heroic final victory over Matthew Stevens at the Crucible on Monday.

A glass or two of champagne and some precious time with his fiancée, family and friends pretty much summed up the young man's evening after a star-studded dinner in Sheffield.

But 22-year-old Murphy is hungry for more success and hopes to make a big impression with his world champion status, an accolade which makes him seeded two for every ranking event next season.

"I went down to the lounge this morning and the trophy was sat on the floor. It sent a shiver down by spine," said Murphy.

"It's the end of a very long journey but also the start of a new journey. As a kid all I wanted to be was world champion and world number one. I will strive to be the next one (world number one). I don't know how long it's going to take me, but the number one spot isn't going anywhere.

"One of the talents of a champion is turning a bad day into a good day. I have got no regrets whatsoever. All I ever wanted to do was play snooker and I have been very lucky.

"Last night we had a bottle of champagne to celebrate when I got home but I didn't do anything particularly special. I had 42 missed calls, 64 text messages and the phone has just been going mental. Those numbers have probably doubled by now.

"I think I'm going to mount the cheque (£250,000) on the wall," joked Murphy, who does plan to buy a new Mercedes car with his winnings. "For any 22-year-old to have that amount of money is fantastic.

"Me and Clare (his fiancée) are going to make some sound investments and some smart moves."

Murphy remained ice cool throughout his marathon, 34-frame encounter with world number six Stevens, but admits looking up to and learning from his fellow professionals has been a big help in his development.

"For me one of the most important things is looking up to people and making sure I conduct myself in the right way," added Murphy. "The training I've had as a youngster has been invaluable. It's not easy, professional sport, and emotions run high. But I'm proud to call myself a professional.

"There are a lot of good players coming through. I was sat in a hotel room with Ali Carter about four years ago and we both said we were going to give a few people a run for their money.

"Players like Neil Robertson, Ryan Day and Barry Hawkins are all players that can play and have a chance of winning titles in the future.

"Barry Hawkins was knocking 100s in when I was 11 and I have watched this year and seen the likes of Stephen Maguire win the UK Championship, which is fabulous. That spurred me on even more and was such a good motivation."

Murphy, a devout Christian, has never let his faith dwindle, and believes his prayers before every session paid dividends.

"I spoke to our church pastor this morning. He rang me on the mobile. It was great having support from him, my friends and my family."

Murphy also thanked his Clare, whom he plans to marry this summer.

"She's been second to none. I need to thank her for all her support over the last 17 days, but more importantly over the last year. She made it easy for me so that all I had to do was get up and play snooker.

"There have been plenty of tears for all of us. For me and Clare, for me and my dad and the rest of the family. It's been very emotional."